Frank sinatra has a cold by gay talese

The story also detailed Sinatra's relationship with his children and his former wives, Nancy Barbato and Ava Gardner. May 09, Ammar rated it really liked it Shelves: When interviewing public figures, or even their apparachiks, he is always attired in his impeccably tailored suits, complete with vest, tie and hat. He wrote for The New York Times in the early s and helped to define literary journalism or 'new nonfiction reportage', also known as New Journalism. The photographs and the letterpress printing combine to make a very handsome volume. Return to Book Page.

Gay Talese is an American author.

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays

Its portrait of a Times obituarist is probably the second-best I've ever read, while a retelling of an incident involving Talese's father's days as an apprentice tailor sits alongside the very best fiction. The journalist Michael Kinsley has said, "It's hard to imagine a magazine article today having the kind of impact that [this] article and others had in those days in terms of everyone talking about it purely on the basis of the writing and the style. Frank Sinatra Has a Cold is a snapshot of the singers life around age The movie never got made and the studio went under. Still, after that itch has finally been scratched, it seems as if Talese can move on. By the time the article ends, Sinatra feels as familiar to the reader as never before. If this collection were designed for free magazine giveaways in the nineties, like they used to do with Rat Pack Confidentialthen fine; as is, being published in whatever this clusterfuck of a decade is called, it can't help but feel doubly dated.

Gay Talese is the father of American New Journalism, who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation and rich storytelling. It shows the author's eye for detail and how he can incorporate the present with the past. Through a series of scenes and anecdotes, focusing on the people surrounding Sinatra, the article "reveals the inner workings of the climate-controlled biosphere the singer had constructed around himself—and the inhospitable atmosphere coalescing outside its shell. She smiled, walked toward him, and was about to stretch up on her toes and kiss him, but suddenly stopped. We want your feedback! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This page was last edited on 4 Decemberat